J. K. Simmons

J. K. Simmons
Simmons at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2009
Born
Jonathan Kimble Simmons

(1955-01-09) January 9, 1955 (age 70)
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Michelle Schumacher
(m. 1996)
Children3

Jonathan Kimble "J. K." Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. He played Emil Skoda in Law & Order, J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3 and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mac MacGruff in Juno, Terence Fletcher in Whiplash and Commissioner Gordon in Justice League.

He also voiced Tenzin in The Legend of Korra between 2012 and 2014.

Simmons was born in Detroit, Michigan.[1] He was raised in Columbus, Ohio and in Missoula, Montana. Simmons studied at the University of Montana originally to be a composer.[2] He married Michelle Schumacher in 1996. They have three children. He won a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for his role in Whiplash. In 2022, he was nominated for another Academy Award for his role as William Frawley in Being the Ricardos.

  1. "J. K. Simmons Biography (1955-)". FilmReference.com.
  2. "J.K. Simmons Facts: 11 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Whiplash' Star - the Moviefone Blog". Archived from the original on 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-08-08.

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